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LISTS OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS 



Proceedings from February i8, 189J, tov 
February i, 1897 



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VOLUME I, pages 225-242 JULY 9, 1897 



COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO THE COLUMBIA HIS- 
TORICAL SOCIETY 



1894, May 7. Inaugunil Address. J. M. Toner. Published in this vol- 
ume, page 21. 

1S9-1, May 7. The Methods and Aims of Historical Inquiry. A. R. 
Spofford. Published in this volume, page ?>?>. 

1894, Oct. 1. Boundary of the District of Columbia. Marcus Baker. 
Unwritten. 

1894, Nov. 5. Unwelcome Visitors to Washington. M. I. Weller. Pub- 
lished in this volume, page 55. 

1894, Dec. 3. Washington in 1800; new facts from unpublislied letters. 

Wm. B. Bryan. Manuscri{)t in archives. 

1895, Jan. 7. The Military and Private Secretaries of George Washing- 

ton. M. y. Beall. Published in this volume, page 89. 

1895, Jan. 7. Staughton Street rs. Stoughton Street. J. S. Diller. Un- 
written. 

1895, Feb. 18. The Pearly Maps and Surveys of Washington. Ca])tain 
John Stewart. 

1895, Feb. 18. Sketch of Andrew Ellicott. Mrs S. K. Alexander. Manu- 
script in archives. 

1895, Feb. 18. Pierre Charles L' Enfant, the unhonored and unrewarded 
engineer. Dr J. D. Morgan. INIanuscript in archives. 

1895, Feb. 18. L' Enfant, the Man. Wm. B. Bryan. Manuscript in 
archives. 

1895, IMar. 4. Peter Casenave, Fourth jNIayor of Georgetown. James F. 
Duhamel. 

1895, Mar. 4. The Scientific Societies of Washington. Marcus Baker. 
Unwritten. 

1895, April 1. Political Discontent in the West. Wills De Haas. 

1895, April 1. Locality NTmoo ;ti)Out Washington. Professor E. S. Bur- 
gess. Unwritten. 

1895, May (3. The Early Commerce of Washington. Worthington C. 
Ford. 

1895, Nov. 4. Captain Henry Fleete. M. I. Weller. Manuscript in 
archives. 

1895, Dec. 2. The Alaskan Boundary. Marcus Baker. Published in 
Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, 1896, 
volume 28, pages 130-145. 

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1896, Jan. 6. The Princess Pocahontas. Kev. R. R. Howison. Manu- 
script in archives. 

1890, Jan. G. Tiie French Habitant. George R. Stetson. Manuscript 
in archives. 

1896, Mar. 2. Washington in the Forbes Exi)edition. J. M. Toner. 
Puljhshed in this vohime, page 185. 

1896, April (J. An Historic Foundation. Mrs F. C. Dieudonne. Manu- 
script in archives. 

1896, May 4. Eighty Years of the Washington Public Schools. J. 0. 
Wilson. Published in this volume, page 119. 

1896, June 1. Glimpses of Earl}' Days in Washington. B. H. Warner. 

1896, Dec. 7. Dr Toner as Man and Citizen. M. F. Morris. Published 
in this volume, page 177. 

1896, Dec. 7. Dr Toner as Historian, Collector, and Patron of Letters. 
A. R. Spofford. Unwritten. 

1896, Dec. 7. Memorial of Kate Field. W J McGee. PubHshed in this 

volume, page 171. 

1897, Jan. 4. Observations on the Development of the Nation's Capital. 

Tallmadge A. Lambert. Manuscript in archives. 
1897, Feb. 1. History of Pennsylvania Avenue during the First Half of 
the Century. Samuel C Busey. 



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PROCEED TNGS OF THE COLUMBIA HLSTORICAL 
SOCIETY 

FROM THE 9th MEETING, HELD FEBRUARY IS, 1895, TO THE 23d 
MEETING, HELD FEBRUARY 1, 1897 



9lh meetwg (specicd). February IS, 1895. 

Held at the home of the President, Dr J. M. Toner, 1445 Mas- 
sachusetts avenue, at 8.10 p m. Attendance, thirty-two. 

Tlie election of members and the adoption of a plan of publi- 
cation b}^ the Board of Managers were announced. 

Captain John Stewart read a pa])er entitled " The early IMaps 
and Surv^eys of Washington." Discussed by Mr Weller^ Mrs 
Alexander and others. 

Mrs Sallie Kennedy Alexander, great-granddaughter of Major 
EUicott, exhibited and described a collection of relics of that 
engineer, including a portrait, a maji, several commissions, a 
silver goblet (the gift of Washington to Ellicott), and a series of 
letters. Discussed by Professor McGee, who called attention to 
a biography of Ellicott in Stuart's " Civil and Military Engi- 
neers." 

Dr James Dudley Morgan read a paper entitled " Pierre 
Charles L'Enfant, the unhonored and unrewarded Engineer," 
exhibiting a collection of letters and documents. 

Mr W. B. Br\'an closed the symposium with a paper on some 
of L'Enfant's personal affairs. Informally discussed. 

Adjourned at 10 p m. 

10th meeting. March 4, 1895. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, at 8.15 p m. Attendance, about thirty. 

Mr James F. Duhamel read a })aper on " Peter Casenave, 
fourth Mayor of Georgetown; " followed by an unwritten com- 
munication by Mr Marcus Baker on " The Scientific Societies of 
Washington." Discussed by Messrs Abbe, Spofford, Duhamel, 
and Burgess. ' 

Adjourned at 9.20 p m. 

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nth mecling. April i, 1895. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, at 8.30 p m. Attendance, about thirty. 

Mr Wills De Haas read a paper entitled " Political Discontent 
in the West; Attempt to Separate from the East ; Movement for 
a new State on the Upper Ohio." Discussed by Messrs Duhamel, 
Kasson, Riddle, Goode, Weller, and Spofford. To the author a 
vote of thanks was tendered, on motion of Mr Kasson, who for 
the Board of Managers requested that the manuscript, or a copy 
of it, be deposited with the Recording Secretary of the Society. 
Mr Kasson further stated the desire of the Board of Managers 
to secure for the Society copies or originals of all papers hereto- 
fore or hereafter read before it. 

Professor Burgess presented an unwritten communication on 
" Locality Names about Washington." Discussed by Messrs 
Weller, Baker, and Kasson. 

Adjourned at 10 p m. 

imh meeting. May 6, 1895. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, at 8.15 p ra. Attendance, about thirty-five. 

Mr Worthington C. Ford read a paper on " The early Com- 
merce of Washington." Discussed by Messrs Weller, Spofford, 
Baker, Duhamel, and Toner. 

Mr W J McGee followed with an informal rei)ortfrom the Com- 
mittee on Communicatons and Publication and some suggestions 
as to the future work of the Society. Mr Baker spoke on the 
same theme. 

Adjourned at 9.15 p m. 

13th meeting. November ^, 1895. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, at 8.15 p m. Attendance, about thirty-five members and 
guests. 

Mr M. I. Weller read a paper on " Captain Henry Fleete ; his 
visit to the town of Tohoga (now the city of Washington) in 
1621; his subsequent adventures,. &c." Discussed by Messrs 
Toner, Sunderland, and Spofford. 

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President Toner annonnced the decision of the Board of Man- 
agers that every member of the Society should be invited to bring- 
to the December meeting some object of historic interest. 

Or Morgan exhibited a letter written by General Washington 
from Valley Forge, February 28, 1778, to Colonel Fitzgerald, of 
Alexandria, relative to the Conway Cabal. Informally discussed. 

Adjourned at 9.30 ]) m. 

lJi.th meeting. December 2, 1895. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, at 8.15 p m. Attendance, about twenty members and guests. 

Mr Marcus Baker read a paper on " The Alaskan Boundary 
Question," illustrating the various points presented with maps, 
charts, and a printed extract from the treat}^ of 1867. Discussed 
by Messrs \Veller and KaufiFmann. 

Articles of historic interest were exhibited 1)y Dr Toner, Miss 
E. B. Johnston, Mr Weller, Mr Duhamel, Mr Willard, and Mrs 
M. S. Beall. 

Adjourned at 10.15 p m. 

15th meeting. January 6, 1896. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, at 8.30 p m. Attendance, about thirt}' members and guests. 

Rev Ivol)ert R. Howison, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, honorary 
member, being unable to be present, at his request his com- 
munication, entitled "The Princess Pocahontas; Sketches Bio- 
graphical and Critical," was read l)y the Secretary. Discussed 
by Messrs Weller and Spofford. 

Mr George R. Stetson read a paper on " The French Habitant." 

Mrs Florence C. Dieudonne exhibited an invitation to attend 
the funeral of George Washington. The following is a copy of 
the invitation : 

New London, December 25, 5799. 

Brother: You are requested to meet your Bretliren on the 27th inst. , 
precisely at 9 o'clock A. M., at the Union Lodge Room, with a black crape 
in the button holes of your vest, as the last tribute of respect to the mem- 
ory of our illustrious Brother, George Washington, deceased. 

By order of the W. M. 

Nat. Led yard, Sec'y. 

Adjourned at 10.15 yt m. 



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loth meeting. Second Annual Mei-:tinc4. February 3, 1896. 

Held at the liome of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, at 8.15 p ni. Attendance, twenty. 

The report of the Treasurer was presented and referred to an 
auditing connnittee consisting of Messrs Lewis J. Davis, Tall- 
in adge A. Lambert, and George R. Stetson. 

Report of the Secretaries was then read and accepted. (Printed 
in this volume, page 234.) 

The Curator not being ready with his report, it was promised 
for the next meeting. 

Election of officers for the ensuing year was then held, witli 
the following result: The first majority ballot elected Mr A. R. 
Spofford as President.. Mr Spoffbrd acknowledged the honor 
done him, but felt compelled to decline the election because of 
press of public business. 

The elections then resulted as follows : 

President, J. M. Toner. 

Vice-Presidents, A. R. Spofford. 
John A. Kasson. 

Recording Secretary, Mrs Mary Stevens Beall. 

Corresponding Secretary, M. I. Weller. 

Treasurer, James Dudley Morgan. 

Curator, James F. Hood. 

Councilors for 4 years, Alex. B. Hagner. 
John G. Nicolay. 

The auditing committee, by its chairman, Mr Davis, reported 
that the Treasurer's accounts had been duly examined and found 
correct. The reports of this committee and of the Treasurer 
were then adopted. (Reports printed in this volume, page 236.) 

Short addresses, reviewing the work of the ])ast and suggesting 
new lines of research for the coming year, were made b}^ Presi- 
dent Toner, and Messrs McGee, Spofford, Wilson, Willard, Noyes, 
Weller, Davis, and Hagner. 

Adjourned at 9.45 p m. 

17th meeting. March 2, 1896. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts 
avenue, at 8.15 p m. Attendance, 32 members and guests. 

President Toner read a paper entitled '■ Washington in the 

Forbes Expedition of 1758." Discussed by Mrs Alexander and 

Mr Lambert. 

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Mrs C. W. Richardson exhibited a miniature portrait of Wash- 
ington, sent l)y him to General Fouquet by the liand of Lafn yette. 
Remarks were made by Mrs Richardson, Miss P]. B. Johnston, 
President Toner, Mr Laml)ert, and otliers. 

Adjourned at 9.45 p m. 

ISlh mcethuj. April G, 1S06. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts 
avenue, at 8.10 p m. Attendance, 40 nieml)ers and guests. 

The Secretary read a letter addressed to the (.Columbia His- 
torical Society by the National Geographic Society, inviting 
members and friends of the former to join the latter in its May 
excursion and requesting that a member from the Historical 
Society be aj^pointed to cooperate with the excursion commit- 
tee of the Geographic Society. The invitation was accepted, 
and Dr James Dudley Morgan a})pointed. 

Mrs Florence Carpenter Dieudonne read a })aper entitled "An 
Historic Foundation." Discussed by Messrs Weller, Toner, and 
Lambert. 

Historical mementos exhibited : Pearl button, three inches in 
diameter, from the pink velvet coat of Mr Van Dyke, of colonial 
New York, and specimens of Continental currency, by Mrs I.E. 
Pulizzi ; letters of Revolutionary period, by Mrs Sallie Kennedy 
Alexander, and the autograph of El Baron de Carondelet, gov- 
ernor of the province of Louisiana, by Mr T. L. Cole. 

Adjourned at 10 }) m. 

19th meeting. May 4, 1S9G. 

Held at the home of Pi'esident Toner, 1445 Massachusetts 
avenue, at S.15 p m. Attendance, 50 members and guests. 

Mr J. Ormond Wilson read a paper entitled " Eiglity Years 
of the Public Schools of Washington— 1805 to 1885." Discussed 
by Messrs No3^es and Weller. 

Mr Strong John Thomson ])resented to the Society a silken 
banner, formerly the property of the First school district and 
carried by them in the annual parade of the public school 
children of the cit}^ of Washington. 

Mr McGee moved a vote of thanks, which was responded to by 

a unanimous rising vote. 

Adjourned at 10. oO p. m. 

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20th meeting. June 1, 1896. 

Held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts 
avenue, at 8 p m. Attendance, about fifty members and guests. 

Mr B. H. Warner read a paper entitled "Glimpses of Early 
Days in Washington." Discussed by Messrs Hagner, Davis, 
Weller, and Kasson. 

Miss E. B. Johnston called the attention of all present to the 
fact that the 19th of September, 1896, would be the centenary 
of Washington's Farewell Address, and urged that the anni- 
versary be recognized by a general display of the national colors. 

Mr McGee announced the summer recess and the contem- 
plated plan of action for the winter meetings. 

Adjourned at 10 p m. 

flu fiDemortam 

21st meeting. December 7, 1S9G. 

Held in the lecture hall of the Columbian University at 8.15 
p m, Vice-President Kasson presiding. 

After a short address by Mr Kasson, setting forth the object of 
the memnrial meeting, the following program was carried out : 

Resolution adopted by the Board on the death of President 
Toner. 

Dr Toner as Man and Citizen. Mr Justice Morris. 

Dr Toner as Historian, Collector, and Patron of Letters. Mr 
A. R. Spofford. 

Resolutions adopted by the Board on the <leath of Dr G. 
Brown Goode, prepared by Miss Elizabeth Br3'ant Johnston and 
read by Mr A. R. Spofford. 

Resolutions adopted by the Board on the death of Kate Field, 
read by the Secretary from the minutes of the June meeting of 
tbe Board of Managers. 

Memorial of Kate Field. W J McGee. 

The meeting closed with a brief address b}^ the presiding 
officer, in which he set forth the importance of historical societies 
in general and the work to be accomplished by the Columbia 
Historical Society in particular. 

Adjourned at 9.45 p m. 



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23(1 ineeting. Jaminry 4, 1897. 

Held in the reception hall of the Colnnibian University a,t8.15 
p ni. Attendance, 35 members and gnests. 

Mr Tallmadg-e A. Tjambert read a paj^er entitled " Observations 
upon the Development of the Nation's Cajjital.'" Discussed b}^ 
Messrs Weller and McGee. Mrs Beall gave an appropriate quota- 
tion from Washington's Diary under date of September 17, 1787. 
Mr SpofFord spoke of the Washington Diary in the Library of 
Congress. 

Adjourned at 9.30 p m. 

2Sd meeting. Third Annual Meeting. Febrnary 1, 1897. 

Held in the reception hall of the Columbian Universit}^ at 8.10 
p m. Attendance, 40 members and guests. 

Dr Samuel C. Busey read a paper entitled '" History of Penn- 
sylvania Avenue during the First Half of the Century." Dis- 
cussed by Messrs Kasson, Weller, McGee, Hagner, Spofibrd,and 
the Hon Mr McCormick. A vote of thanks Avas tendered, by 
the Society, to Dr Busey. 

The guests then withdrew and the members listened to the 
annual reports and elected their officers for the ensuing 3'ear. 

The Treasurer presented the third einnunl report, which was 
referred to an auditing counnittee composed of Messrs Lewis J. 
Davis and M. 1. Weller. Report approved and adopted. (Printed 
in this volume, page 236.) 

The Recording- Secretary read the re[)ort of the Secretaries. 
(Printed in this volume, page 235.) 

The Curator promised his report at some future meeting. 

Elections. — The result of the first ballot was the election of 
A. R. SpofFord as President. While thanking the Society for the 
honor done him, Mr Si)oFford felt constrained to decline because 
his duties as Librarian of Congress deprive him of the necessary 
leisure required by the presiding officer of an historical society. 
The elections were then held, with the following result : 

President, John A. Kasson. 

Vice-Presidents, A. R. SpofFord. 
A. B. Hagner. 

Treasurer, James Dudley Morgan. 

Recording Secretary, Mrs Mar}^ Stevens Beall. 

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Corresponding Secretary, M. I. Weller. 

Curator, James F. Hood. 

Councilors for 4 years, Lewis J. Davis. 

J. Orniond Wilson. 
Councilors to till vacancies, Marcus Baker. 

Hugh T. Taggart. 

Samuel C. Busey. 
Messrs J. Ormond Wilson and Lewis J. Davis acted as tellers. 
Adjourned at 10.15 p m. 

Second Annual Report of the Secretaries 
1895-'96 

Your secretaries respectfully submit this their second annual 
report for the period beginning with the special meeting held 
February 18, 1895, and ending with and including the second 
annual meeting, held February 3, 1896. 

The Society has held seven meetings, including the special meet- 
ing or V Enfant Symposium, all at the home of President Toner, 
1445 Massachusetts avenue. At these seven meetings 10 papers 
were presented, being one each from 10 different members, and 
28 persons have participated in the discussion following. At 
these meetings numerous articles of historic interest were exhibited 
and informall}^ discussed. The average attendance was 30, the 
highest being 35, the lowest 20. 

The roll of membership shows 110 names, of which 16 are 
new members; 6 never qualified by payment of dues; 11 re- 
signed, and 1, Osceola C. Green, has died, leaving a membership 
of 92 at the close of the second year, classed as 91 active and 1 
honorary. 

During the year the Society issued two publications, desig- 
nated Records of the Columbia Historical Society ; volume 1, the 
first, comprising pages 1 to 54, and the second, pages 55 to 118. 

Though the Society has not grown in numbers during its 
second year, we feel that it has increased in importance and has 
excited a deeper interest in its members. Plans are under discus- 
sion for an historical exhibition early in the ensuing year. 

Mary Stevens Beall, 
M. I. Weller, 

Secretaries. 

February 3, 1896. 

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Third Annual Report of the Secretaries 
1896-'97 

Your Secretaries respectfully submit this the third annual 
report, for the period beginning with the ITth regular meeting of 
the Society, INIonday evening, March 2, 189G, and ending with 
and including this the tliird annual meeting, iNIonday evening, 
February 1, 1897. 

During the year the Board of Managers elected to active mem- 
l)ership 12 persons. There were 9 resignations and 5 deaths. 

The deceased members are — 

Kate Field, 
George Brown Goode, 
Erastus Thatcher, 
Joseph Meredith Toner, 
William Benning WeV)b, 

leaving a total membership of 1()(), ofwhom 1 is an honorary 
and 1 a life mend^er. 

The Society has held 7 meetings. Of these, the first 4 were 
held at the home of President Toner, 1445 Massachusetts ave- 
nue, and the last 3 at the Columbian University. At these 7 
meetings 6 papers, 2 memorials, and 3 resolutions of condolence 
were presented, and 26 members participated in discussions upon 
the papers read. The average attendance was 57, the largest 
being at the Memorial meeting, when 150 mendiers and guests 
were present; the smallest 32, at the ^larcli uieeting. The Board 
of Managers held 9 meetings, the average attendance l)eing S, 
the largest 12, and the smallest 5. 

The vacancy in the Board of ^[anagers caused b}' the death 
of President Toner was left unfilled as a mark of respect, the 
duties of the President being performed by the Vice-Presidents. 
The vacancy caused by the death of Miss Kate Field was filled 
by the election of Marcus Baker. The vacancy caused by the 
resignation of John G. Nicolay on account of failing health was 
filled b}^ the election of Hugh T. Taggart. 

In October the Society issued a third brochure of volume 1 
pages 119 to 170, of the Records of the Columbia Historical So- 
ciety, being a paper entitled Eighty Yectr^ of the Pahllc Schools of 

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WnshiiKjloii, by J. Orniond Wilson, and lias in ])ress a Memorial 

brochure. 

Mary Stkvens Beall, 

INI. I. Weller, 

Secretaries. 

Second Annual Rkport of thic Treasurer for the Year 
Ending February 8, 1896 

Statement of E. Franch Itiggs, Treasurer. 

Columbia Historical Society, 

February 3, 1896. 
1805. 
Feb. 4. Balance as per last report $-126 15 

Receipts from members : 

Dues for Society's year 1894 10 00 

Dues for Society's year 1895 365 00 

Dues for Society's year 1896 15 00 

Total ^816 15 

Expenditures as per vouchers (11 to 27) 140 .31 

1896. 

Feb. 3. Balance on hand ' $666 84 

E. Francis Riggs, 

Treasurer. 

Report of Aaditlug C'oviinlttee. 

We, the undersigned, appointed to audit the Treasurer's accounts, cer- 
tify that we have performed that duty and find the above stated account 
to be correct, and that properly approved vouchers for all expenditui'es 
are on file. 

(Signed) Lewis J. Davis, Clmirman. 

(Signed) Tallmadge A. Lambert. 

(Signed) Georgi': R. Stetson. 

Third Annual Report of the Treasurer for the Year 
Ending February 1, 1897 

lieceipts. 

To balance on liand February 3, 1896 $666 84 

To cash from members' dues 430 00 

$1,096 84 

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Disbursements. 

By printing, voucher No. 28 |2 25 

miscellaneous, voucher No. 29 5 00 

printing, voucher No. 30 4 15 

printing Kecords, etc., voucher No. 31 78 40 

printing, voucher No. 32 3 50 

paper and printing, voucher No. 33 3 00 

stamps and letter file, voucher No. 34 .... 2 50 

day book, voucher No. 35 110 

printing postals, voucher No. 3(5 2 50 

printing jjostals, vouclier No. 37 4 75 

stationeiy and stamps, voucher No. 38 5 00 

printing postals, voucher No. 39 3 00 

printing, voucher No. 40 71 06 

postage and envelopes, voucher No. 41 11 40 

postage, voucher No. 42 3 50 

engraving, voucher No. 43 2 50 

invitations, voucher No. 44 30 50 

$234 11 
Balance 862 73 

$1,096 84 
Jas. Dudley Morgan, 

Treasurer. 

Accounts examined by auditing conunittee and found correct. 

J. Okmoxd Wilson, 
Lewis J. Davis, 

Cowiniltee. 

Second Anxuai. Rkpoht of the Curator 

No purchases liave been made l)y the Curator during the year. 
He has received the following contributions : 
23. Photographs of — 
(a) Silver bowl, 
(h) Silver pitcher, and 

(c) Four silver Avine labels, all formerly the property of 
General George Washington, now in the possession of INIrs Eben 
Norton Horsford. 

(d) Photograph of General George Washington, from portrait 
by Wertmuller, painted in Philadelphia, 1794. 

(Presented by Miss Cornelia Horsford.) 

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24. Bulletins of the Bureau of Rolls and Library of the De- 
partment of State. 

(a) No. 7, September, 1894. Catalogue of Records of Terri- 
tories and States. Miscellaneous index. A])pendix : Docu- 
mentary History of the Constitution. Royal 8°, Washington, 
1895. 

(&) No. 8, November, 1894. Calendar of the Correspondence 
of Thomas Jefferson. Part II. Letters to Jefferson. Royal 8°, 
Washington, 1895. 

(Presented by the Bureau of Rolls and Library.) 

25. A NUMBUR of reports and bulletins (6) presented by various 
persons. 

26. Travels in America 100 3'ears ago. Being notes and 
reminiscences by Thomas Twining. 12mo, New York, 1894. 

(Presented by D. W. C. Brodhead, of Delaware Water Gap, 
Pennsylvania.) 

27. Broadside. Copy of " National Intelligencer," Washing- 
ton Cit3^ Wednesda}'', September 7, 1814. 

(Presented by Mr M. I. Weller). 

28. French Assign at, de vingt-cinq livres. (1793.) 

29. Certificate of clerk of Fairfax County court (1894) con- 
cerning presentment by the grand jury of said county, on May 
21, 1760, against George Washington and otliers for not entering 
their lands according to law, etc. 

(Nos. 28 and 29 presented by Mr Lewis J. Davis.) 

30. Banner of the public schools of Washington used in 1858. 
(Presented by Mr S. John Tlionison, teacher.) 

Respectfully submitted. 

James F. Hood, Curator. 
March 1, 1896. 

Third Annual Report of the Curator 

The Curator submits the following list of contributions to the 
Society during the j^ear : 

31. BusEY (Samuel C.) Personal Reminiscences and Recollec- 
tions of Forty-six Years' Membership in the Medical Society of 
the District of Columbia, and Residence in this City, with Bio- 
graphical Sketches of many of the Deceased Members. By 

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Samuel C. Busey, M. D.. LL. D., President of tlie Medical Society 
of the District of Columbia, 1877, 1894, and 189.'). 8°, Washing- 
ton City, D. C, 1895. 

(Presented by the author.) 

32. Bulletins of the Bureau of Rolls and Library of the De- 
partment of State. 

(a) No. 6, Jul)', 1894. Calendar of the Correspondence of 
Thomas Jefferson. Part 1. Letters from Jefferson. Royal 8°, 
Washington, 1894. 

(6) Supplement to No. 4, August, 1895. Index to the Calen- 
dar of the Correspondence of James Madison. Royal 8°, Wash- 
ington, 1895. 

(Presented by the Bureau of Rolls and Library.) 

33. Smith (Ca])tain John), of Willoughby, Ijy Alford, Lincoln- 
shire; President of Virginia and Admiral of New England. 
Works. Edited l)y Edward xArber. 1 vol., sm. 4°, pp. cxxxvi, 
984. Pa})er, uncut. Rubricated title. Birmingham, 1884. 

(Presented by Mr Thomas Harrison.) 

34. A NUMBER (40 pieces) of reports, catalogues, bulletins, i)ro- 
grammes, addresses, etc. 

(Presented by Mr INIarcus Baker.) 

35. Supreme Court of D. C. The Unitetl States of America 
vs. Martin F. Morris et al. Opinion of the court. 

(Presented by Hon. A. B. Hagner.) 

36. Baker (Marcus). The Alaskan Boundary, by Marcus 
Baker. 8°, pp. 16. 

(Presented b}' the author.) 

37. TjETTER from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to 
a resolution of the House of Re[)resentatives of the lltli of 
January (1864), transmitting the report and tabular statements 
of the commissioners ap{)ointed in relation to emanci[)ated slaves 
in the District of Columbia. 8°, pp. 79. (14 })ieces). 

(Presented by Mr F. W. Hodge.) 

38. Montana Historical Society. 

(a) Contributions to the Historical Societ}^ of Montana, with 
its Transactions, Acts of Incorporation, Constitution, Ordinances, 
Officers and Members. Vol. II, Helena. 1896. 

(I)) Catalogue of the Library of the Historical Society of Mon- 
tana, in two parts. Helena, 1892. 

(Presented by the Society.) 

239 



16 Records of the Columbia Historical Society 

39. Hale (J. A.) History and Mysteiy of the Kanawha Val- 
ley. A paper read before the West Virginia Historical and 
Antiquarian Society by Dr J. A. Hale, president, January 19, 
1897. Published by the Society. Charleston, 1897. 

(Presented by the Society.) 

Respectfull}^ submitted. 

James F. Hood, Ctirator. 
March 1, 1897. 



240 



I 



INDEX 

Pages 

Alexander, S. K. Sketch of Andrew Ellicott 225, 227 

Baker, M. Boundary monuments of the D. of C 12, 215, 225 

Resigns ofHce of Secretary v 

Scientific societies of VVasliington 225, 227 

The Alaskan boundary 225, 229 

Beall, M. S., elected Secretary v 

Secretaries of George Washingtoi^ lo, 8i) 

Bryan, W. B. Washington in 1800 18, 225 

Burgess, E. S. Locality names about Washington 225, 228 

Busey, S. C. History of Pennsylvania avenue 226, 233 

Casenave, Peter. Paper on, by J. F. Duhamel 225, 227 

Communications. List of those made 225 

Constitution 8 

Curator. First annual report of 18 

Second annual report of 237 

Third annual report of 238 

I)e Haas, Wills. Political discontent in the west 225, 228 

Dieudonne, F. C. An historic foundation 226, 231 

Dilier, J. S. Staughton street 13, 225 

Duhamel, J. F. Paper on Peter Casenave 225, 227 

Ewell, J. Unwelcome visitors to Washington 55 

Field, Kate, Death of. vi 

Memorial of, by W J McGee 171, 172, 232 

Ford, Worthington C. Early commerce of Washington 225, 228 

Hagner, A. B. Memorial of Dr Welling 13, 45 

Howison, R. R. The princess Pocahontas 225, 229 

Incorporation, Articles of. . 10 

Kasson, J. A. , Election of. iv 

Lambert, T. A. Development of the nation's capital 226, 233 

L'Enfant, Pierre Charles. Paper on, by W. B. Brvan 225, 227 

Paper on, by J. D. Morgan 225, 227 

McGee, W J. Memorial of Kate Field 172, 232 

Members, List of. viii 

Morgan, J. D. Pierre Charles L'Enfant 225, 227 

Morris, M. F. Memorial of Dr Toner 177, 232 

Nicolay, J. G. , Resignation of. vi 

Officers elected at onjanizing meeting . . iv 

first annual meeting v, 1 4 

second annual meeting vi, 230 

third annual meeting vii, 233 

Proceedings. May 7, 1894, to February 4, 1895 12 

February 18, 1895, to February 1, 1897 227 

33— Rec. Col. Hist. Soc. 241 



18 Index 

Pages 

Secretaries. First annual report of. 16 

Second annual report of. 234 

Tliird annual report of. 235 

Spollbrd, A. R. Memorial of Dr Toner 22(), 232 

Methods and aims of historical inquirj^ 12, 33 

Remarks on death of Dr Welling . . 53 

Staughton street rs. Stoughton street 13, 225 

Stetson, G. R. The French habitant 226, 229 

Stewart, J. Early maps of Washington 225, 227 

Taggart, Hugh T. , Election of. vi 

Toner, J. M., Death of vi 

Memorial of, by Judge Hagner 177 

Inaugural address 12, 21 

Washington in the Forbes expedition 185, 226, 230 

Treasurer. First annual report of. 15 

Second annual report of. 236 

Third annual report of 236 

Warner, B. H. Ivarly days in Washington 226, 232 

Washington, Miniatui'e portrait of. 231 

Weller, M. I. Captain Henry Fleete 225, 228 

Unwelcome visitors to Washington 12, 55 

Welling, J. C, Death of. iv 

Memorial of, ])y Judge Hagner 45 

Wilson, J. O., Election of v 

Eighty years of the puljlic schools of Wasliington.. 119, 231 



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RECORDS 



Columbia Historical Society 



WASHINGTON, D. O. 



From its Organization, March 9, 1894 
TO February i, 1897 



VOLUME 1 



WASHINGTON 

PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 

1S97 



i 



CONTENTS 

Page 

Title [lage i 

Contents iii 

Officers elected x'^pril 12, fS94 iv 

February 4, 18il5 v 

February .3, 1896. vi 

February 1, 1S97 vii 

List of niembei's viii 

Organization of Society 1 

Constitution 8 

Articles of incorporation 10 

Proceedings to February 4, 1895 12 

First annual report of Treasurer 15 

First annual report of Secretaries Hi 

First annual re[)ort of Curator IS 

Inaugural address. J. M. Toner 21 

Methods and aims of historical enquiry. A. R. Spoftbrd 33 

Memorial of James Clarke Welling. A. B. Hagner 45 

Unwelcome visitors to Washington. M. I. Weller 55 

Secretaries of George Washington. M. S. Beall 89 

Public Schools of Washington, 1805-1885. J. 0. Wilson 119 

Memorial of Kate Field. W J McGee 171 

Memorial of Joseph Meredith Toner. M. F. Morris 177 

Washington in the Forbes expedition. J. M. Toner 185 

The l)oundary monuments of the D. uf C. Marcus Baker 215 

List of communications presented 225 

Proceedings, February 18, 1895, to February 1, 1S97 227 

Second annual report of the Secretaries 234 

Third annual report of the Secretaries 235 

Second annual report of the Treasurer 236 

Third annual report of the Treasurer 236 

Second annual report of the Cui-ator 237 

Third annual report of the Curator 238 

Index 241 

ILLUSTRATIONS 

Portrait of Dr J. M. Toner 177 

Map of Gen'l Forbes 's route to Fort Duquesne 196 

The four corner stones of the D. of C 215 

D. of C. boundary stone S. E. 1 217 



(iii) 



OFFICERS 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



Organizing Meeting, held April 12, 1894. 



President J. M. Toner 

^„ „ . , , ( Gardiner G. Hubbard 

Vice- 1 residents . i-, o 

j AiNSWORTH R. Spofford 

Recording Secretary Marcus Baker 

Corresjwnding Secretary M. I. Weller 

Treasurer E. Francis Riggs 

Curator James F. Hood 

Kate Field, 4 years 
W J McGee, 4 years 
Lawrence Gardner, 3 years 
J. C. Welling, 3 years * 
John G. Nicolay, 2 years 
A. B. Hagner, 2 years 
T. W. NoYES, 1 year 
L Elizabeth B. Johnston, 1 year 



Councilors. 



*Died September 4, 1894. Hon. John A. Kasson elected Novembers, 
1894, to fill the vacancy until the next annual election. 

(iv) 



OFFICERS 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



First Anniud Meeting, held Fehrnary ^, JS95 
President J. M. Toner 

Vice-Presidents j ^insworth R. Spckford 

( John A. Kasson 

Recording Secretary INI a Reus Baker* 

Corresponding Secretar;/ M. I. A\'KLr,ER 

Treasurer E. Francis Riggs 

Curator James F. Hood 

T. \y. No YES, 4 years 
Elizabeth B. Johnston, 4 \'eai-s 
Kate Field, 3 years f 
W J McGee, o years t 
Lawrence Gardner, 2 years f 
J. Ormond Wilson, 2 years J 
A. B. Hagner, 1 yearf 
.John G. Nicolay, 1 yearf 



Councilors, 



* Resigned October 7, 1805. Mrs Mary Stevens Beall elected to fill the 
vacancy until the next annual election. 
t Holdover Councilors. 
j Elected to till out Dr Welling's unexpired term. 

(v) 



OFFICERS 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



SecQ'nd Annual Meeting, held February 3, 1896 



President J. M. Toner * 

Vice-Presidents 



f AiNSwoRTH R. Spofford 
( John A. Kasson 



Recording Secretary Mary Stevens Beall 

Corresponding Secretary M. I. Welle R 

Treasurer James Dudley Morgan 

Curator James F. Hood 

A. B. Hagner, 4 years 
John G. Nicolay, 4 years f 
T. W. NoYEs, 3 years I 
Elizabeth B. Johnston, SyearsJ 

^ Kate Field, 2 years X % 
W J McGee, 2 years I 
Lawrknce Gardner, 1 year J 

I John G. Nicolay, 1 year J 



Councilors . 



* Died July 29, 1896. 

t Resigned January 4, 1897. Hugli T. Taggart elected to fill the vacancy 
until the next annual election. 

J Holdover Councilors. 

? Died May 19, 1896. Marcus Baker elected October 26, 1896, to fill the 
vacancy until the next annual election. 

(vi) 



0FFLCKR8 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



Third A initial Meetiiuj, held Febrnarij 1, 1S07 
President John A. Kasson 

Tr r, • 1 i ( AliNSWOHTlI R. Sl'OFFOHD 

V ice- r residents \ 

(. A. B. Hagner 

Recording Secretary Mary Stevens Beall 

Corresponding Secretary M. I. Weller 

Treasurer James Dudley Mor(;an 



Curator. 



Counciloi 



James F. Hood. 

' Lewis J. Davis, 4 3^ears 
J. Ormond Wilson, 4 years 
Samuel C. Busey, 3 years* 
FIuGH T. Taggart, 8 years t 
Elizabeth B. Johnston, 2 years |' 
T. W. NoYES, 2 years X 
Marcus ]^aker, 1 year § 
W J McGke, 1 year J 



* To fill out Judge Hagiier's nuexpired teiin. 
fTo fill out John G. Nicolay's niiexpireil term. 
J Holdover Councilors. 
I To fill out Kate Field's unexpired tcrni. 



(vii) 



LIST OF MEMBERS 



COLUMBIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



Fi-oin its organizntlon to Marcli ■SI, 1S97 



* Deceased 



t Resigned 



I Life 



/( Honorarv 



Abbe, Cleveland, 
Adams, Henry, 
Adler, Cjtus, 

Alexander, Mrs Sallie Kennedy 
t Allen, Andrew Hussey, 
Alvord, Henry Elijah, 
Ames, John Griffith, 



2017 I Street. 
1603 H Street. 
943 K Street. 
1207 N Street. 
Department of State. 
Acfi-icultnral Department. 
1600 Thirteenth Street. 



Baker, Frank, 
c Baker, Marcus, 

Ballinger, Mrs Madison Adams 

Barnard, Job, 
tBartlett, William A., 

Beall, jNIrs Mary Stevens, 
t Beiler, Samuel L. , 

Bell, Alexander Graham, 

Bell, Charles James, 

iUnney, Charles C, 

Blount, Henry Fitch, 

Bolton, Henry Carrington, 

Brandebury, Lemuel A., 

Britton, Alexander Thompson, 

Brooke, Ricliard N^., 

Brown, Glenn, 

Bryan, William B., 
t Burtress, Edward Sanford, 
c Burnett, Swan Moses, • 

P>usey, Samuel Clagett, 

Byington, Miss Marie E., 

(viii) 



1804 Columbia Road. 
1905 Sixteenth Street. 
1303 Clifton Street. 
1306 Rhode Island Avenue. 



1643 Thirty-second Street. 

1425 New York Avenue. 

1601 Thirty-fifth Street. 

1405 G Street. 

Department of Justice. 

The Oaks, 310 L U Street. 

Cosmos Club. 

1410 Columbia Street. 

622 F Street. 

1700 Pennsylvania Ave. 

918 F Street. 

1330 Eighteenth Street. 

New York City. 

916 Seventeenth Street. 

1545 I street. 

1433 Rhode Island Avenue 



List of Members 



IX 



t Cabell, JNIrsMary V. E., 
t Cabell, William Daniel, 
t Clare, INIiss Virginia, 
Clark, Allen C, 
Clarke, Daniel B., 
Clal-k, A. Howard, 
Clarke, I. Edwards, 
* Clepliane, Lewis. 
Clepliane, Walter C, 
Cole, Theodore Lee, 
Colton, Francis, 
Cox, AValter S., 
Cristield, Arthur, 
Crissey, S. L., 
Curtis, William Eleroy, 
Cutter, Edwin C, 



1761 N Street. 

1761 N Street. 

1006 Sixteenth Street. 

607 F Street. 

1422 Massachusetts Ave. 

Smithsonian Institution. 

Bureau of Education. 

1922 Sixteenth Street. 
12 Corcoran Building. 

1635 Connecticut Avenue. 

1636 I Street. 
1725 G Street. 

1426 INIassachusetts Ave. 
1801 Connecticut Avenue. 
1408 G Street. 



t Dahlgren, Mrs Madelaine Vinton, 
t Darlington, Joseph J., 

Davies, Charles, 

Davis, Eldred G., 

Davis, Lewis J., 

Dean, Dr Richard Grain, U. S. N., 

De Haas, Wills, 

Dieudonne, Mrs Florence Carpenter, 

Dieudonne, Frank J., 

Dodge, William C, 

Duhamel, James F. , 



1325 INIassachusetts Ave. 
903 Thirteenth Street. 
1915 Sixth Street. 
2211 R Street. 
1411 Massachusetts Ave. 
1736 I Street. 



122 Maryland .\ve. N. E. 
122 alary land Ave. N. E. 
116 B Street N. E. 
Atlantic Building. 



Edson, John Joy, 
Emerv, Matthew G. 



1324 Sixteenth Street. 
207 I Street. 



* Fague, G. M. 

Fendall, Reginald, 

Ffoulke, Charles Mather, 
*c Field, INIiss Kate. 

Fletcher, Miss Alice Cunningham, 

Fletcher, Robert, 
c Ford, Worthington C, 



1106 Vermont Aveiuie. 
2013 Massachusetts Ave. 

214 First Street S. E. 
The Portland. 
Metropolitan Club. 



Gallaudet, Edward Miner, 
Gait, jNIatthew W., 
Gait, William, 
Gannett, Henry, 
c Gardner, Lawrence, 



Kendall Green. 

1409 H Street. 

720 Ninth Street. 

U. S. Geological Survey. 

510 I Street. 



X Records of the Colnmhia Historical Society 

cGoddin^^ William Whitney, Gov't Hospital for InPaiie. 
*rGoode, George Brown. 

Gore, .lames Howard, Columbian University. 

Greely, Gen. Adolphns Washington, U.S. A., 1914 G Street. 

Green, Bernard Richardson, 1738 N Street. 
* Green, Osceola C. 

Gurley, William Burton, 1401 Sixteenth Street. 



c Hagner, Alexander Burton, 
c Harris, William Torrey, 

Hearst, Mrs Pluebe Apperson, 
t Holden, Raymond T., 
(• Hood, James Franklin, 

Hopkins, Archibald, 
// Howison, Robert R., 
r Hubbard, Gardiner Greene, 

Hume, Frank, 
c Hurst, Right Rev. John F., 
/ Hutcheson, David, 



1818 H Street. 
i;]03 P Street. 
1400 New Hampshire Ave. 
802 Sixth Street S. W. 
1017 Street. 
Court of Claims. 
Fredericksburg, Virginia. 
1328 Connecticut Avenue. 
1235 Massachusetts Ave. 
1701 Massachusetts Ave. 
Librarv of Congress. 



Janney, Bernanl Taylor, 
Jeffords, Tracy L., 
Jewell, Claudius Buchanan, 
c Johnston, Miss Elizabeth Bryant, 
Johnston, Miss Frances Benjamin, 



1671 Thirty-first Street. 
City Hall. 

1324 Vermont Avenue. 
1320 Florida Avenue. 
1332 V Street. 



c Kas.son, John Adams, 
Kautfmann, Samuel Hay, 

c Keane, Right Rev. John Josejih, 
King, IMrs Horatio, 



1726 I Street. 

1421 Massachusetts Ave. 

707 H Street. 



Lambert, Tallmadge A., 

Lang, John C, 
c Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 

Leiter, Levi Zeigler, 

Lenman, Miss Isobel Hunter, 

Lincoln, Nathan Smith, 
t Lowdermilk, William Harrison, 

Lowndes, James, 



1219 Massachusetts Ave. 

1320 F Street. 

Metropolitan Club. 

1500 New Hampshire Ave. 

1100 Twelfth Street. 

1514 H Street. 

1424 F Street. 

1707 Rhode Island Ave. 



Mackay-Smith, Alexander, 
t McCammon, Joseph Kay, 
c McGee, W J, 
McGuire, Frederick Banders, 
McKim, Rev. Dr R. H., 



1325 Sixteenth Street. 
1324 Nineteenth Street. 
Bur. of Amer. Ethnology. 
1333 Connecticut Avenue. 
1621 K Street. 



List of Members 



Mason, Otis Tufton, 
tMendenhall, W. K., 

Moore, General John, IT. S. A., 

Morgan, James ]~)udley, 
c ]M orris, Martin F., 

Morton, Robert H., 



1777 Massachusetts Ave. 
yt. James Hotel. 
90:5 Sixteenth Street. 
919 Fifteenth Street. 
1314 IMassachusetts Ave. 
General Land Office. 



Newcomb, Professor Simon, U. S. N., 1620 P Street. 

c Nicolay, John G., 212 B Street S. 

t Norris, Thaddeus, 1751 N Street. 

c Noyes, Theodore Williams, 1616 S Street. 



E. 



Pliillips, William Hallett, 
c Powell, John Wesley, 

Powell, William Bramwell, 
t Prentiss, Daniel Webster, 

Proctor, John Robert, 

Pulizzi, Mrs Irene E., 



1707 H Street. 

910 M Street. 

Franklin School. 

1218 Ninth Street. 

Civil Service Commission. 

2803 IS! Street. 



t Repetti, George R., 

c Richiirds, Joseph Havens Cowles, 

Richardson, Mrs. Charles Williamson, 

Richardson, Francis Ashbury, 
t Richey, Stephen Olin, 

Riddle, A. G., 
c Riggs, E. Francis, 

Rives, Mrs Jeannie Tree, 

Robbins, Zenas Coleman, 
c Ross, John Wesley, 



404 C Street S. E. 
Georgetown University. 
1102 L Street. 
1308 Vermont Avenue. 
732 Seventeenth Street. 
1116 Thirteenth Street. 
1311 Massachusetts Ave. 
1818 Jefferson Place. 
1750 M Street. 
The Varnum. 



Sewall, Frank, 
Shute, Daniel Kerfoot, 
Smith, Richard, 
oSpofford, Ainsworth Rand, 
Sterrett, James Macbride, 
Stetson, George Rochford, 
Sunderland, Byron, 
Sylvester, Richard, 



1618 Riggs Place. 
Columbian University. 
501 D Street. 
1621 Massachusetts Ave. 
Columbian University. 
1441 Massachusetts Ave. 
328 C Street. 
Headquarters Met. Police. 



cTaggart, Hugh T., 
* Thatcher, Erastus. 
*c Toner, Joseph Meredith 



3249 N Street. 



t Voorhees, John H. 



2101 G Street. 



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Walcott, Charles Doolittle, 
AVarner, Braiiiard Henry, 

* Webb, William Benning, 

c Welter, Michael I., 
*r Welling, James Clarke, 
Whitman, Benaiah Longley, 
Whittemore, Williams Clark, 

t Whitney, Edward B., 
Willard, Henry A., 
Wilson, James Ormond, 
Wilson, Thomas, 
Woodward, Thomas P., 



1746 Q Street. 
916 F Street. 

400 Pennsylvania Ave. S. E. 

Colnmbian Universitj*. 

1526 New Hamjishire Ave. 

1720 P Street. 

13;>3 K Street. 

1439 Massachusetts Ave. 

1218 Connecticut Avenue. 

507 E Street. 



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